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The Writing Centre

Moriset Hall
Room 0036 Ottawa, ON
Canada K1N 6N5

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Tel.: 613 562-5800 ext. 2267

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E-mail:
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Answer

Question:
His terror of spiders kept him out of the dark basement.
Answer:
"Terror" is the simple subject because it answers the question "what?" before the verb "kept." "Of spiders" and "his" are simply modifying the simple subject "terror."
 
 

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